Deans, New Jersey
{{Short description|Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Deans, New Jersey
|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|image_caption = Center of Deans at Georges Road and Deans Lane
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}}
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Middlesex
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = South Brunswick
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|area_total_km2 = 2.93
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.13
|area_land_km2 = 2.90
|area_water_km2 = 0.03
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.12
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
|unit_pref = Imperial
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = [https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3416720 Census Data Explorer: Deans CDP, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
|population_total = 1615
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1440.68
|population_density_km2 = 556.36
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|elevation_ft = 85
|coordinates = {{coord|40|24|15|N|74|30|58|W|region:US-NJ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP Code
|postal_code = 08852 (Monmouth Junction)
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|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = {{FIPS|34|16720}}[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
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|blank1_info = 875833{{cite gnis|875833|Deans}}
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Deans is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
As of the 2020 United States census, Deans had a population of 1,615.
History
Deans originated from its location on both Crosswicknung Trail (Georges Road) and Lawrence Brook. Dams were built on the brook, creating Deans Pond.
Geography
The community is situated around the intersection of Deans Lane (County Route 610) and Georges Road (CR 697). CR 610 continues east from the community on Deans Rhode Hall Road; other transportation facilities that pass near Deans include U.S. Route 130 just east of the community and the Northeast Corridor railroad to the west (a station serving the community once existed{{cite map |url=http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/HISTORICALMAPS/RAILROADS/Pennsylvania_Railroad_1911.jpg |title=Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Connections |date=December 1, 1911 |access-date=January 17, 2015}}). Residential homes dot the area around Deans, but some businesses line nearby arterial roads, and large warehouses are situated along Industrial Way at US 130.{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=Deans,+NJ&hl=en&ll=40.402484,-74.516015&spn=0.028105,0.055747&sll=40.134032,-74.523686&sspn=0.028217,0.055747&hnear=Deans,+Middlesex+County,+New+Jersey&t=k&z=15 |title=Aerial view of Deans |access-date=May 17, 2015}} New Brunswick, the Middlesex county seat, is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the northeast, while Trenton, the state capital, is {{convert|20|mi}} to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Deans CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.13|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|2}}, or 1.06%, are water. The community is drained by Lawrence Brook, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Raritan River.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 1615
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html Census of Population and Housing], United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.
2020
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Deans first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}
References
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{{Middlesex County, New Jersey}}
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Category:South Brunswick, New Jersey
Category:Census-designated places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey
Category:Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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